id: 128826
accession number: 1951.445.2
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.445.2
updated: 2023-01-25 04:02:46.236000
Frame with Winged Bull of Saint Luke on the back, mid-1300s. Germany, Aachen, Byzantine period, 14th century. Gilt silver; overall: 6.8 x 6.3 x 1.6 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/2 x 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1951.445.2
title: Frame with Winged Bull of Saint Luke on the back
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creation date: mid-1300s
creation date earliest: 1340
creation date latest: 1360
current location: 105 Byzantine
creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture: Germany, Aachen, Byzantine period, 14th century
technique: gilt silver
department: Medieval Art
collection: MED - Gothic
type: Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 6.8 x 6.3 x 1.6 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/2 x 5/8 in.)
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inscription: inscribed on the front of the frame: HANC IMAGINEM FECIT S. LUCAS EV. AD SIMILITUDINEM B. M. V.; inscribed on the back, directly below the winged bull: LUKAS.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Byzantium: Faith and Power (1261-1557)
opening date: 2004-03-15T00:00:00
Byzantium: Faith and Power (1261-1557). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (March 15-July 5, 2004).
title: Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2007-05-10T00:00:00
Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art. National Museum of Bavaria, Munich, Germany (May 10-September 16, 2007); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA (October 30, 2007-January 20, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 13-June 7, 2009).
title: Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion in Medieval Europe
opening date: 2010-10-17T00:00:00
Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion in Medieval Europe. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 17, 2010-January 17, 2011); The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD (February 13-May 15, 2011); The British Museum, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (June 23-October 9, 2011).
title: Emperor Charles IV (1316-1378)
opening date: 2016-05-14T00:00:00
Emperor Charles IV (1316-1378). National Gallery Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (organizer) (May 14-September 25, 2016); Germanisches Nationalmuseum, 90402 Nürnberg, Germany (October 20, 2016-March 5, 2017).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* CMA, October 17, 2010 - January 17, 2011, Walters Art Museum February 13 - May 15, 2011, British Museum June 23 - October 9, 2011: "Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion in Medieval Europe."
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (3/15/2004 - 7/4/2004): "Byzantium: Faith and Power (1261-1557)"
Bavarian Nationalmuseum, Munich (5/10/2007 - 9/16/2007), the J. Paul Getty Musuem, Los Angeles (10/30/2007 - 1/20/2008) and Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN (2/13/2009 - 6/7/2009): "Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art"
National Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic (5/14/2016 - 9/25/2016) and the Germaniches Nationalmuseum, Nuremburg, Germany (10/20/2016 - 3/5/2017): "Emperor Charles IV (1316-1378)"
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PROVENANCE
Treasury of Aachen until 1804; Empress Joséphine of France; Eugène de Beauharnais; Daguerre, Paris.
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This small-scale Byzantine icon depicts a half-length figure of the Virgin holding the Christ child. When the icon was mounted in its present frame by a German artist in the 14th century, it was considered to be an authentic portrait painted by Saint Luke. This claim, made in an inscription on the frame, is further emphasized by the ox, Saint Luke’s symbol, engraved on the frame’s reverse.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 40
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n64
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 40
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n62
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 42
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n62
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Holger A. Klein. Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 76-77, no. 20
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